Senior Writer at Golf Digest, author of Uneven Lies: The Heroic Story of African-Americans in Golf.

Pete is a native of Arden, N.C., and current resident of Conyers, Ga., who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974 from the University of North Carolina at Asheville. A senior writer for Golf Digest and Golf World magazines the past 16 years whose primary responsibility has been to collaborate on instruction and feature articles with Tiger Woods, he was sports editor of the Hendersonville Times-News for 13 years where he earned several North Carolina Press Association writing awards.

Pete is a recipient of the Harlem YMCA’s Black Achiever in Industry Award and the co-author of the late-Earl Woods’ best-selling book “Training A Tiger.’’ In addition, he co-authored Tiger Woods’ all-time best-selling golf instruction book “How I Play Golf’’ and wrote the critically acclaimed “Uneven Lies: The Heroic Story of African Americans in Golf.’’ Pete also co-wrote and co-produced the documentary “Uneven Fairways,’’ which aired on Golf Channel this past February.

The recent “Publisher of the Year’’ award-winner and inductee into both the African American Golfers Hall of Fame and National Black Golf Hall of Fame is currently working on book of poetry and a screenplay based on legendary golfer Calvin Peete’s life story.
Married to Angela L.Tribue, Pete is the father of four sons and grandfather of 12.

Of the many honors Pete McDaniel has received he is to be honored by the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon, New York on October 6, 2009 with the Denzel Washington Youth Service Award at the Westchester Hills Country Club in White Plains New York.

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